Sunday, May 10, 2026

Luton Jazz Boom (1958-63)

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My mum mentioned to me recently that she went to a jazz club in Luton at the TUC Hall in Church Street around 1960, which got me searching t...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Horkheimer, skyscrapers and 'the animal hell in human society' (and a fox in the Shard)

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Max Horkheimer (1935)– ' Der Wolkenkratzer / The Skyscraper': 'A cross section of today's social structure would have to sho...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

‘It was so queer being awake and having dreams’: social conformity and utopian subversion in the Magic Faraway Tree

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So a mere 80 years after it was first published there is finally a movie version of Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree - the favourite...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Falsehood Union - Hekate and Praxis at London event

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Coming up this weekend (Sunday18th January 2026), a Falsehood Union event featuring Hekate Sound System and Praxis records folks, including ...
Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Mayflies - Andrew O'Hagan: a 1986 weekend in Manchester and beyond

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Andrew O'Hagan's novel 'Mayflies' (2020) is his well-observed take on the theme of a group of young friends meeting up again...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Happy Christmas from Radical Luton 1975

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From 'Luton Street Press' (December 1975), an alternative take on the 12 days of Christmas:  the 12th day of Christmas  we wish that...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Irish Artists for Palestine Solidarity with Hunger Strike

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Irish Artists for Palestine  have issued a powerful statement in solidarity with the pro-Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Britain. ...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Things that were Gay in school - Trackie McLeod

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'Soft Play' is an exhibition of work by Scottish artist Trackie McLeod (b.1993) at Charleston in Lewes (15 October 2025–12 April 20...